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Bhumika Sharma  and Poonam Pant, International legal perspective on labour rights of women, ASIO Journal of Humanities, Management & Social Sciences Invention (ASIO-JHMSSI), 2021, 7(1): 01-06.

¹ Ph. D. Research Scholar, Department of Laws, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla-171005.

² Ph. D. Research Scholars, Department of Laws, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla-171005.

Doi : 10.2016-14781119; 

DOI Link :: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2021-82226631/ASIO-JHMSSI/2021/7/1/730

ABSTRACT:

The women are often considered as the vulnerable section of the society since ages. Their position has witnessed incredible transformation in terms of their social, economic and legal rights. The birth of the International Labour Organization as an aftermath of the World War I also improved their rights in the work sphere. Over the past one decade, major and minor efforts have taken place under the aegis of I.L.O. through its Conventions, Recommendations, Resolutions, Declarations etc. These instruments of the I.L.O. have expanded and reiterated the rights of women relating to the working hours, wage parity, safety at work, maternity protection and so on. Thus, I.L.O. has encouraged its Member countries to adopt women-friendly labour policies and practices to achieve gender equality in the true sense. The present paper thus seeks to highlight the significant instruments of the I.L.O. emphasizing the labour rights of women.

Keywords: International Labour Organization, labour, rights, women.

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